Four South Idaho districts ask for multimillion-dollar levies

In depth: Boise State administrators made volleyball call, amid outside lobbying

Higher education politics

Drip, drip, drip: New competing motions in Big City Coffee-Boise State lawsuit

Big City’s attorneys want $1.7 million for legal costs and fees. The defense wants a judge to throw out a $4 million verdict against two present and former Boise State University administrators.

Elections

Analysis: Prop. 1 becomes the election of the year, and the GOP goes all in

Lewiston educator named Teacher of the Year

State Board of Education

Critchfield floats administrator apprenticeship program; says their pay rate is less than teachers’

City Financials

Financial data on each of Idaho’s 198 cities now available on Transparent Idaho

Microgrants

Empowering Parents is open for applications

Higher education

Palouse college fair focuses on paying for tuition

Higher education

Boise State, U of I tout enrollment increases

Elections

Accreditation is central issue in NIC trustee races

School board business

West Bonner appoints new trustee, decides to ask for a $1.3 million levy

elections

District 26: Three-way contest in central Idaho is key for both major parties

Get EdNews in your inbox

Weekly round up every Friday

Empowering Parents is open for applications

University of Idaho students traverse the campus academic mall corridor during a class change. (University of Idaho photo)

Boise State, U of I tout enrollment increases

Opinion

We thought closing Idaho’s primaries was a good idea. We were wrong.

Marv Hagedorn

The education choices we have now are not enough

Tiffany Anderson

Administrators lead the way to whole-school success

Debbie Critchfield

Young Voters Want a Voice. Prop 1 Will Give It To Them

Babe Vote Student Volunteers

The enrollment pause and proposed reduction of the Idaho Child Care Program is disastrous for Idaho’s working families

Lori Fascilla

Episode 94: Boise State’s capital campaign … and more

In October, Boise State University unveiled “Unbridled,” its most ambitious fundraising campaign to date.

Where would the $500 million go? And how does it fit into the big picture of Boise State’s budget?

This week, Kevin Richert interviews Boise State President Marlene Tromp; Matthew Ewing, Boise State’s vice president for university advancement; and Jeremiah Shinn, Boise State’s vice president for student affairs and enrollment management.

Kevin also asks Tromp about a recent BoiseDev article that raises new questions about Boise State’s approach to public records.

Idaho Education News · Episode 94

More podcasts »

On May 17, the University of Idaho abruptly announced its plan to acquire the University of Phoenix, sending shockwaves through the state’s education and political circles.

At $685 million, it could be the largest and most polarizing transaction in Idaho higher education history. The U of I insists the deal will be a moneymaker. But Phoenix, a for-profit online giant with an enrollment of 85,000 students, is saddled with a checkered history and a tarnished reputation.

Idaho Education News’ Kevin Richert has closely followed this story for months, breaking news and fighting for the public’s right to know.

See the highlights of his coverage »

Ask us anything

(about education)

Higher education politics

Elections

State Board of Education

City Financials

Microgrants

Higher education

Higher education

Elections

School board business

elections

Get EdNews in your inbox

Empowering Parents is open for applications

Boise State, U of I tout enrollment increases

Nevada-San José State volleyball match a go, despite player boycott

Opinion

On May 17, the University of Idaho abruptly announced its plan to acquire the University of Phoenix, sending shockwaves through the state’s education and political circles.

Spelling it Out